"LACQUERED" TRIVET

To build a trivet:

1. Arrange five wooden chopsticks together to make a large base hexagon, leaving about an inch between their ends.

2. Starting from the center, glue chopsticks on top, placing them at varying points as you go. Once dry, hot-glue smaller chopstick segments onto the bottom of the trivet (loosely following the original hexagon shape) for reinforcement.

3. Coat with a layer of glossy yellow spray paint. Let dry.

Danny's Tip

Make the design even easier with a square "grid" trivet at the base.

"CERAMIC" BANANA BOWL

To make a fruit bowl:

1. Hot-glue five or six plastic bananas together.

2. Coat with a few layers of white or cream spray paint, then let dry.

Danny's Tip

For a more dramatic look, use a metallic silver spray paint instead -- it'll look just like sterling silver.

"SPA" BATH MAT

To assemble a mat:

1. Pop out the glass panel of a photo shadow box and paint the frame orange or any color you like.

2. Line the inside of the box with three to four layers of cork shelf liner, thick enough for a wine cork to reach the top of the shadow box when placed upright.

3. Line the box with wine corks, one by one. Just when you think the box is full, squeeze in a few more to make sure they're snug.